Mrs. Martha Meske
passed away at her home in the town of Withee on Friday, July 7th,
1944, after a lingering illness. She had reached the age of 75
years, 11 months and 7 days.

Martha Barnett was
born in Prussia on July 29th, 1869. She came to America in 1884 and
was married to John Meske at Chicago in 1889. They located in Thorp
(Clark Co., Wis.) in 1903 and this has since been her home. Mr.
Meske died twenty-five years ago.

Surviving are
three sons, Frank, George and Harry of Thorp; one daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Mueller of Chicago, and one brother, John Barnett of
Chicago.

Funeral services
were held at St. Hedwig’s Church at ten o’clock Monday
morning, July 10th, Rev. F. Piekarski officiating, assisted by Rev.
Lengowski of Necedah and Rev. F. Przybylski of Independence.
Interment took place in the nearby parish cemetery, the following
acting as pallbearers: Paul Tobey, August Anton and Frank Serocki,
John Lorentz and Leo Zielinski, nephews of the deceased.